FUJITSU DISK DRIVES MHM215OAT - Manual (Page 61)

Theory of Device Operation
4-8 C141-E104-02EN
Figure 4.4 Power-on operation sequence
4.5 Self-calibration
The disk drive occasionally performs self-calibration in order to sense and
calibrate mechanical external forces on the actuator, and VCM torque. This
enables precise seek and read/write operations.
4.5.1 Self-calibration contents
(1) Sensing and compensating for external forces
The actuator suffers from torque due to the FPC forces and winds accompanying
disk revolution. The torque vary with the disk drive and the cylinder where the
head is positioned. To execute stable fast seek operations, external forces are
occasionally sensed.
The firmware of the drive measures and stores the force (value of the actuator
motor drive current) that balances the torque for stopping head stably. This
includes the current offset in the power amplifier circuit and DAC system.
Start
Self-diagnosis 1
- MPU bus test
- Internal register
write/read test
- Work RAM write/read
test
Power-on
a)
The spindle motor starts.
Self-diagnosis 2
- Data buffer write/read
test
b)
Confirming spindle motor
speed
c)
Releasing heads from
Actuator lock Drive ready state
(command waiting state)
f)
Execute self-calibration
e)
Initial on-track and read
out of system information
d)
End